Pacifica's Peace Watch
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Today's Stories:
Paul Wellstone remembered
Wellstone absence changes the political landscape
Draft Resistance
Ironic poem about the draft
Musical History Lesson
How Precise is Precision Warfare
Musicians in the Peace Movement
Spiritual Series Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
Phil Berrigan interview
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Story: Paul Wellstone remembered
Senator Paul Wellstone’s son Mark remembered his father’s
favorite phrase to a crowd of over 20-thousand who crammed
into the Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota.
Tape: Mark Wellstone at memorial
US Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, a close friend of Wellstone's,
gave a fighting wave to the crowd as he walked to his seat
---he spoke of a story Wellstone loved to repeat.
Tape: Harkin speaking at the memorial
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Story: Wellstone absence changes the political landscape
National Affairs and Political Analyst Larry Bensky says
there’s nobody else in the US right now of either party
who has the kind of tie to people that Paul Wellstone had.
Tape: Larry Bensky
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Story: Draft Resistance
Some analysts have made comparisons in recent months between
the war in Vietnam and what they fear could happen if a new
war is launched on Iraq. And, along with references to Vietnam
come memories of the military draft, and the fear that it
could one day come back to haunt us.
Guests: Bill Galvin, counseling coordinator for the Center
for Conscience and War and Tom Cornell, associate editor of
the Catholic Worker newspaper and long-time counselor for
draft resistors
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Story: Ironic poem about the draft
Tape: Poet alan barrysh, of baltimore reading "snooki
johnson goes down to the recruiters office near bedding road
and starts some serious ess", by poet kenneth carol
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Story: Musical History Lesson
As a war with Iraq looms on the horizon in the near future,
we thought we'd start a series today looking at the history
behind the first gulf war. We start at the conclusion of the
Iran-Iraq war, which left 800,000 soldiers dead and Iraq's
economy in shambles... agency, from a new CD compilation entitled
"The Fire This Time."
Music Break
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Story: How Precise is Precision Warfare
The reality of what it's actually like on the battlefield
has been masked by euphemisms such as "collateral damage,"
and the use of so-called "smart bombs" has supposedly
led to fewer civilian casualties. But according to University
of New Hampshire Professor Mark Herrold, "precision warfare"
is a fallacy.
Guest: Mark Herrold, University of New Hampshire Professor
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Story: Musicians in the Peace Movement
Building up for peace, the voices and lyrics of many artists
and singers are instrumental in the effort to stop the war
against Iraq
Tape: from Ryme Katkhouda, from Pacifica station WPFW
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Story: Spiritual Series Bishop Thomas Gumbleton,
The Administrative Board of the United States Catholic Conference
sent President Bush a letter outlining why going to war against
Saddam Hussein and the people of Iraq, goes against the teachings
of the Catholic Church.
Guest: Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of the Catholic archdiocese
of Detroit
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Story: Phil Berrigan interview
Many in the current peace movement are looking back to the
movement against the Vietnam war for insights and inspiration.
Among the many who stand out for their courageous actions
against the Vietnam war are Phil and Dan Berrigan.
Tape: Laurel Paget-Seekins and Scott Gurian interviewed Phil
Berrigan
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